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ri xi - .- ,.,.,..., , , ,.7 TTrt y I.R"FT TrVOLUME 7.M' ARTHUR, VINTON COUNTY OHIO, WEDNESDAY,AUGUST. 27, 1873.NUMBER 83.EcARTnuB Enquirerjr. W. HOWKN, Kdltor and ProprietorTerms of Saoaorlntion.i i- i ijjiv, imc vcai-.n HI I One copy.Rnios M Wdue .Miii'v, II mos. . .. 15 One copy,4 mos. M)fl'iint paid within the year.: J''i'luiH..rTwonty J;!VJKVhc Mi' . Ar'hur Kxtirm-B rlreuluteit ( Hhli.fi J'O.M'AvilC within the limit l Muton',i h''i--.illiiii' KsginiiKIl unci Thf CUrh',. 111 bu sunt to one person mnfwar tor . (W. ,. , ,' . . ,' ',' V failure t.i notify ii liM('i:itliin;n'e at then. I or the lime subscribed l'ir, will he takenn i.ow engagement for unburn iption.Advertising Rates.ran-ril) type shall eonsliliito a Hipuire.Itultsit.nl r'ijfiireWirk--nOceuis nddltiit iii'u occupied by 10 linen or tins (.Itoji-OIllll.$ inn,f 4 00S 001 oni noin ooII inns.13 num.1 It 110in ikiJ. 5 IK)HI noSO IX)SO 0040 DO. bO 00I.'IO .lllt!'U,.Tu'ii -rpiurcs.'I'l: I lUIII't'Syi'ij. . s-pitiivs,r li'inimM,lllllllll,' . . duuui,Oil 'MIU'IHI,f H 007 IMJ10 IK)1-4 0(11-1) oo15 00 ,oo.Vlmi'tiscineiits ?1 00 , . t stpip.ro fortliM innfiiioii'. uml ) rents per siiuni'O fori-ni-li uilMilumiil insertion,la.-diiew Curds, not exeusdlrjtr 0 linen, 5pet-Aft bill's dmo Mnrt insertion of urtrcrtff.B-iiu-nis..'ills with reijular udvcrtlseii to he paidl "t rit-HH Notices 10 cents a lino. Marriage"Not in' according to tlie liberality of theNearly ijyertiser cutlllud to ijunrtcrrlyeliuug''. , , , . ...rtdvemiutiioiitiMipl otherwise ordered, willha continued until uidt'Ct"! Uincontlmii'il, umlclmixoil iiiico-iliiit(l v.HOTELS.JOWEN II0TTSE,(Foiniei'ly Samld lloune,)Z ALE 3 X I, OHIO.KGP.KIiT 1JOa7en7 Pitoi'iinncii.'J liU il.iuKv, uliii li Is convenient to the !. Itili'jiu:., kIiiiui eliiiiiifin piopi'ii'toi'H, Iiiih liei'iilliii.ii.iirlilv renovated mid refill 'iiislied. nmltin1 present prnpriulor oIl'ei'H to tinveleis andi ii i iui 1 1' i'h me inisr ne.t'oniinoiiinienH.tjnoil stiilileon the iicinii'.CfeyTH10IS HOST KKASONAUI.Kfw.tolgAUGIIMAN HOUSE.J. W. Tinkhaciand Mvc, jSlisa Uycon, Prcprietsrs.llavliiK leaned thin ilolel, we tvoiild Informthe tr.ivelinj; pulilie and utliuid, lliut theylime llKiiontrhly renovated anil refurnishedjl. It U i Hiiaeiiiint and I'.oininodiiiiiH, uml (heproprietor will eitileitvor to aeieinmodale allwho may favnr thent with their uati linage.I.uneli served upon n inniueut'H nolice. TeniiiaVi'i.l be proytiieit lor. toDitceo, t. iars, etc.,hi'pt at tin time!., lciiiih mouoimt).July 111, lsr:MI,n.HfULBKKT HOUSE,Mo ARTHUR, OHO.J V MKS WOKKMAN, Proprietor.oliico (diailfjliilf pronrletovs, linnIv renovated from ''ton to Imt-liech thoiouirhlIbis lliiiue. aelers Uie best ncoouitnodution lu clean andneiit st.i le, at low prices. Come and try It,(iooiV Htabllutf, aud liornos will he well earedfor. t,'. W. Baknktt'8 "Bun line" startu fromthin llotnte dailv, ntl. o'clock noon, for theUnllroad. ' 10-elytnn.f' '1 Iih nieeiit oioorietor ofl'tiiH to truvBIGGS HOUSE.pRKNUKKOAST fe JKNKINGS, Pko'S.Con. Makket and Front St'b.'i'l il IToune fionts the Bteaniboat I iukIIiik,nml convenient to the It. K. Depot. Kloiintly and i k lily ftirulslied for couvenlence andi (uiilurl,JERCHANTS' HOTEL.PORTSMOUTH, OHIO,1. W. VAKMKIt Proprietor.TIiIm lintel Is 111 tho mint convenient pint ofthe city on Front St..' between Market andJeirursiiu.ME RIC All HOTEL.pinier IIIkU and Statu Bin., nearly oppositeStnte IIousci,OOLVMBUS, OHIOK.J.W'01NT -Proprietor.'I'lilt Hutu) li l'lii'iilithed tliroiilunit with allthe inn lorn Improvements, titieKta can relyon the huit tivHtmontuuil very low liilln.Htruet Cars pass thb Hotel to and I'rom allRailroad Depotii.JSHAM HOUSE.JACKSOIT, OIIXO..I'll. I.T. JIO.NAHAN .... Proprietor.'i'hin liounu, fonneily the Isli.'im IfmiHn, lius'b.vn tlioroiiKhly renovated ami heiiutifnllyful'liUhed. Iluvinjf suiierinr fiicilitieH, everythlni( will lie done loiniiku niirntiiioiiifin tiilile.l'.ililo nhvaysiiujiplled with the best the market iid'ni'il-i. Meely furnlnhed riioniH nndicleiiiie.it lied, (loud Wlnblen. Every effortjim.lt? fur thu euiiifort of putrona. All cbui jfi'Huwiiiiii die.JQEP0T HOTEL.. C H I LLl COTHE, OHIO.31, .MlvllKLKProprietor.1'hls Hotel, a few leet from the Hiillroml Demi,, and where all travelers on ull trains can..ilcn mollis, bus lust linen irmnt.lv ctilnvircil nmltliomuichly repaired, painted. Ac. nnif Is nowIn eoniplotu order for ilia receptinii of guests.Trains stop ton minutes for meals. Tornnmoderate.QRAWF0RD HOUSE,Cunier .Sixth ami Walnut Mtrcou,01"3SrCI2ST2Sr.TI, OHIO.f. J. OAKKK .L T. FISH Kit, Proprietor..l.fO.MolNTYHK A J. B, Ci)NNKi,i,r, Clerks.This Iiiiiho lni' been ontlroly Rellttod audHuinodeleil, and Is In All Itospoct aFIRST-CLASS HOTEL., 1,1, TUB t.ITXITHIICfl OKTITR8KAH0M. Tablenrii.sHinl by none lu the West. Ample nndlilKitsniiii aeconunndatlona for travelers. Ulvoil i til. OAKH4 A CO.. l'roiirlctors.PUMPS.merican SubmorjoiJ Pump."Tim Ml'st Pump the World."nil It AUENT3 report over f'JOO.OOO worth ofnroiI'oportv snveil iroiu nre tinsli it titt world, us well us Niin-Kukkziniiid. he nir tho most nowornpowerful force. pumps'(IN-KUKKZINI.year by theseIn thoinluin List, page SU4 of the Aniorlcan AgrfT'iil, to rlst. This paper never deceives the farni!ir.riee notice III February nuinher, page 45. Tryline, lr it don't do the work claimed, send Ithack mid gut your money, lis WK W A Kit A NTour pumps to do ill w elaiin for them tin ourcirculars,Heml for circulars or orders ti the Bridgeport M'f'gCo., No, 55(.'liainlii'i't.,S'cw York.An order for nine No. 1 Pump, secures an, oxeluslvi) town itgeuny, "7-tf.Hcm (ii.tobor nuniber, iiago.'IIK), also tho Pro-ATTORNEYS.Q T. GUNNING,A.TTOB1TEY A.TMOAKTIIUK, OHIO.1'ionipt allunUnn (f Ivon to nil legal buslnCBHjitrnntud to IiIh earn,(I like lit ilia losiiU'liie. ' ;1'Vh. SI0.1CT1.ARMSTIIONU,ar'AiU'iiUit, o.Officii hi e-Miid Story f Ditvln' KulMimr, opiiiiKile ' i n ton (.'iitintv Mationitl Hank.July DO. IB'iJ) ly.H. UcWLIIVRAY,SIOAKTIIUIt, OHIO.Will nttund iiminiitlv to an v butilneiw givenliiHearu uml niiiiuiiuiiLMit ill liny t'ointmifthe Court House, tip bkiIi .viiitim aim aniuiniiig cntiiuie.4. urirwx mu.S. CLAYP00IE,ATTQB1TEYAT LAWMuAK't-Ut-'H, UfO,ritOHKOU'J'I.S'H ATTOKNKyoP VlkYON t'wt.'yTY.Will prai'lli'O In Itost, Vinton nml HilJulninKcoinitii'H. All li'Kiil hiiHiiten. untiuntud to hiscave promptly altemleil to,MARBLE.UANUKACTl'HKKS Ol'I'arbb Monumsnts, Tomb Stonc3,MA NT LES, HJltNITi;KK,io.,OHIO,hand. All kinds of CK.M UTKIIY WOItU done(iiinil Asyoi'lir.ent lit Marble rfinAtiiutlv mito order In tlio llm'st stvle.Photographs.C.J'HILLINGHUKST,FIIOTOGllAPIIEK,mi'! denier in all kinds ofPICTURES,ALBUMS,FRAMES,Picture Oh 1 1 uml Picture Nails.CorYINOmiillet l'l'MuieH enlarifed to liny sl.e, andllni.shed in oil, Waler-colors, or India Ink, orliuy other style Hint niay he desired, at theLOWKH'F K ATI'S,Lnrjro and llnely flniHlied I'liotojrrnplni canbo niiulo I'roni scriileheil nnd failed Picture.Pictures of all kinds Framed to order, andall work warranted to iive satisfaction.18-etfcarefully done, and theDentistry.g T. BOGGESS,RESIDENT DENTIST,Jackson O. H., Ohio.EW" Ciin tit nil tinies be lound nt Ills office.TEhTII KXTIIACTKD almolutely wilhontlain, and with perfect safety, by the use ofLaughing gas. cmRailroads.PITTSBURG, CINCINNATI &ST. LOUIS R. R.C. i U. DIVISION.0OIN0 KAST,Cincinnati... 8:30 a. in.Lancaster... 2:10 p. in.Laucaster. .. 2:15 p. in.Zanusvillo... 4:111 p.m." " ... 4:20 1. m.Pittsburg .. 11:10 "PNladelpla. 12:35 "jNowYork.. 8:85 "LeaveArriveLeave8:15n.lllArriveLeave10:40Arrivo12:5pni0:50a.m8.15it1:00 pmOOINO WEST.Leitvo.V.York .. :S0a. in. B:0Opmirrlvo.enveirrlfo.cave.nivePittsburg. . . 1 -M a. in. (1:00 a inr iiiuieiu'ia. ixmuu. in. m:iuKanosville.. 8:20 " 4:00pm. . b:.iu 4:10Lancaster,. 10:80 " H:lft" " .. 10:40 " (1:20Cincinnati., fi:00 p. in.CO. Walto,Sup't,Hack Line.jyj c ARTHUR HACK LINE.Charles W. Barnett, Proprictoi'"ITT"!!.!, run rgiilnrlvtoM'ArthurBlntlimVV to meet ail trains.Hack leaves SlcArthur Post Ofllco at 10o'clock, A. M toinnet Fnst Lino West; at 12M. to meet the Cincinnati Kxpress going oiutt;at2 o'clock 1. M., to meet the St. Louis Kxiiessguiiiir went, at o r. 3t ior r list i.me ciihd,Will meet the Paikersburg, ilariotta andZale.sk I Accomodation on application in person or bv letter.Orders left at the Post Ofllco, MoArtliur, oriniiiiiii.i, prom ptiy nuoiuieii to.line 4-lWij. C1I AKLKS W. BARS' ETT.Woolen Mills.AllensvilleWonlen Mills.NEW inducements;Wk arc prepared to do all kinds of work donoin njlrtl class -woolen factory, such asCARDINO, KP1NI.NG anil WEAVING.Siitlsfiictlon will be given to all our mmtoinors.Highest miM'kiit prloo 'Ali for wool,1)ii,los, Huston 4 Co.Juno 5, 18T3-8UI.Land Agency.KANSAS CENTRAL LANDAGENCY.MnJ. JOHN W. BK11K9. Manager.hai.ina, Kan.Real Kstnte Business; also have for sals alltho binds of the Kansas Pncllle Railway Company, amounting to ovor C.OOO.OOO acres of thomost desirable in Central and Western Kansas; also Mill Mies, Coal Lands, Farms, CattleItanchos, and City Property in hulliia and theneighboring towns, for sale at all times.St- Send for the " Kansas Central Advocato," alnrgo!)'J-coiiinn land paper, see whatwoliaveforsalo, and read all about the greatkeystone Htalo of tho West. .Mnreli fill, IKID-loiw'AGENTS WANTED,In overy county of oacli State, for newNailonal Book. (Tits mvhh anii poiitkaithoi' tiik niBHiniiNTs) wllli Inn slmilo eopv ofthe Det'lnriilloii of liidopomlunce, the Constitution of United Hliilcs, and WaslilngUin'iFarewell Address, with 10 Una steel plates.For circular and terms, address JohnsonWilson A Co,, ST Jloekmun St, N. T ,ttrletw0m. - ' 'Selected Poetry.The Philosophy of Love.'Wisliliitfuiieli other not OltowA, luldtttd,tliey lived lTspectahly its man mid tVlfp."tOIlD IIYKON.Could love forever. Hun like a river,Ami Time's endeavorHo tried lit vain,No other nlcaniro)'jl h this could iiteasuro;And lll.u a t.ri'Hsnrevyo'd'lws tie c,imIi :ltiit hlitcn our sl(;hlfigJ'jIMI inn. fii'U "KJfoinicd for nyliiarThen fur tl.li feiisftuhoyu pinnies niswiiig;nitj,et' nve a 4Hgnjlint let Unit teuton j . . -Boonly iH'ln. ;U lien lovers, parted, 'feel lirokeu-liearted.And, all hopes thwarted,Kxpect to die,4 lew years olderAll liOw inucli coJi,r'i'lioy iul,'lit lleholdlicrfor wliinu they Kihl .M'liea linked tofcetliurIn evory weather'J'licv pluck love's feather... Wotil out is WllMf-.Ilo'U atny lorovor,Hut sudly shiver-W itliout his plumafreWhen past the spring.1,1 ko chiefs of factionHis life I action,A fornial fuel IonThat curbs his rein,libscinc; titj fiery,Despot no inot ej l'iSiieli territoryu it" withdibdidu.Still, still ndvanciiiKiWild biinnors glancing,His power enhancing,lie must move on;Kupose but cloys him,Ketroiit tlestroys him,l.ove lirookti not nUeifrnded throno.Walt not, fund luvun,Till year are over,AH.'! tlluu l'"pV-'l'As from a ilre.'inl.While cuc-h bewailingThe other's failingWith wni Hi and railingAll iilili'oiiH seem.While first ilecruujn,Vet nut quite ceasing,Wait not till teasing ,All passion blight;If once dimluish'dJ.ove's reign is lluisli'd,Then part in friendship,And hid good night.Mo shall affection.To recollectionThe dear connectionBring hack with joy;You bin I not waitedTill, tired and or hated,Your passions statedBegun to cloy.Your hist emhruccsLeave no cold tracesThe same fond faces,As through the past;And eyes, the mirrorsOf yoursweet errorsHelloct but raptureNot least, through lust.True, separationsAsk more tlian patience;W hat despiuatioiiKFrom ucli have rlslu!But yet remaining,What it's but chainingHearts which, onc waning,Beat 'gainst tlmir prisonyTime hill can cloy lovo,A ml use destroy loveThe winged boy, lovoIs but iiirhovs.You'll find it torture,Through slinrpor, shorter,To wean, and notWear out your Jovs.HLORD BRYON.Health.Catechism on Tobacco.BY JULIA COLMAN.Q. WJial is tobacco ?A. A poisonous plant.Q. Why 110 you call it poisonous ?A. Because, if a person takesa little, it makes him sick.Q. In what way ?A. He turns pale, trembles,becomes dizzy, vomits, retches,and sometimes swoons awayQ. What is the cause of allthis commotion ?A. The system,recotriuzintobacco aa a poison, makes violent efforts to get rid of it,Q. Does it always succeed ?A. Not always; if enoughtobacco is taken it causesdeath.Q. How much is enoughone mouthful ?A. Much less than that oftenproves fatal.Q. But we see men takelargo mouthfuls every day without appearing sick ?A. That is because thev havebecome accustomed to it.Q. Hoy do you explain that?A. If it is continually put in,the system gradually leaves offthose violent efforts, and expelsit more quietly, works it off insome other way.Q. Is it still a poison ?A. It is, and it goes allthrough the system doing muchinjury.Q. But you said the systemworked it off?A. So it does; but veryslowly, and it hurts itself in doing it?Q. Explain how ? 'A. The system was not madeto work off tobacco. It hasother work to do keeping uswell and strong, and this extrawork weakens it so that it cannot do its own work properly.Q. But supposing only a little is taken, docs that do anyhurt? ' :A. All poisons hurt ; theyare callod poisons because theyhurt. Tobacco . is one of themost violent ; a ' little hurtssome, and more hurts worse.Q. What are t)0 most common injuries done by the use oftobacco ? " ;A. It first affect3 the nerves,and often bring on neuralgia,paralysis, and other nervousdiseases.Q. Does this effect otherparts pf the system ? -A. It does, because the" wholesystem is governed by its nerves.These of the stomach help digestion, an poisoning .themoften produces dyspepsia, acommon disease among tobaccoUS45r. ..-'--'-'f'-vii---,,-'''Q. Does tobacco ever affectthe heart ?A. It often does so very seriously, making tQ Ijearlbat irregularly, and, sometimes stopping it entirely, and the mandies suddenly of heart disease.Q. Does it affect the eyes ?A. t rjqmetjmes, affects thenerves of sight as well aa theother nerves, so that tobaccousers frequently grow nearsighted. ; and jt has been knownto bring on various eye com-plaints and blindness, besidecausing numerous diseases.Q. Some people wljo use tobacco live to be quite old ; howdo you account for that ?A. They would most likelyhave lived longer and havebeen healthier and strongerwithout it.Q. put suppose they live longer than some of those who donot use tobacco ?A. They may have beenstronger to begin with.Q. Are not all people equallystrong naturally ?A. Half of all the children inthis country are so weak naturally that they die before theyare five years old, and manyothers are afflicted with nervous diseases.Q. Has tobacco anything todo with this ?A. We have reason to believe that this is largely due tothe use of tobacco and alcoholicliquors.Q. Tobacco does not makesome people sick at .first. Is itpoison in them ?A. Such people have probably inherited a taste for it, andare poisoned to begin with ; so,if they use it, they are doublypoisoned.Q. Does it ever affect themind ?1 Tl Ia. it inaices men more orless dull and stupid, and it hasbeen known to make them idiots and lunatics.Q. If tobacco does so muchmischief, who do people use it?A. Because, as they say, itmakes them feel good.Q. How do you account forthe good feeling ?A. The nerves, when deranged arid diseased by tobacco, feel bad, but a little moretobacco stupifies and quietsthem for a while. ,Q. Some people will ask,"What, then, is tobacco madefor?" How will you answerthem?A. If I do not know what tobacco is made for, that is noreason why I should eat it, oruse it in any way.Q. Does the use of tobaccocost much ?A. Not at first ; and tho userfancies that it never will costhim much; but the appetite demands more and more, till itsometimes cost him hundreds ofdollars a year.Q. How much is spentinthis country for tobacco ?A. It is estimated at eightymillions of dollars a year ormore.Q. Why do not nion give itup when they find that it is socostsso much ?A- Many would be very gladto i) so, but they find it hardto Li-oak ijp the hajjifc hen oncotoruod. -"" ,Ql What makes it hard?A! Because, when the tobacco ia stopped, the system restsfrom ! jts ' terrible poison fighting, and that -makes a feelingof sinking j then comes a thorough overhauling and cleaningout, and the man, "not understanding it, thinks ho is sickand inust have tobacco to cureIjiii, mi sq it Receives . hirn,anj keeps on, 1 ,. 'wnrno-Lys evoi' commence using it ?A. Because theysee menusing it, and, as they are goingto De iten some (lay, they wantto use t,Q. How do our men come touse it, in the first place ?A. They saw the wild Indianuso it, IQ. A very poor reason. Butwhat cai wo do about it ?A. The) boys can do somegood by learning all they canabout the mischief Jt dqes, sothat they Hvill never, wish tolearn the use of it.Q, ; JIow can we help eachother in this good work ?A. Anti-Tobacco societies andBands of Hope can bo formed,in which these truths will bestudied , and people can givemoney to distribute tracts, andeditors can show it up in theirpapers, so that everybody canlearn what mischief it does.! Q. How much good will thatdo? , ;;A. They tell us that knowledge is power, and, if the wrildIndians did not know any better than to poison themselveswith tobacco, perhaps intelligent Christian people, canlearnj1 and we mean to try. 'hurtful and so vile, andHow not to Criticise.It is a curious feature, in thecommon run of what are called"reviews" and "book notices,"that the objections made to adook so irequentiy consists inthe charge that it is not something else. As a well known novelist remarked the other day,"Thev find fault with a crabbecause it is not a lobster." Or,an another eminent writer saida hundred years ago : "If youpresent them the handle of aknife, they complain that it isnot sharp; and if you offer themthe blade, they complain that itis inconvenient to take hold of."Anybody who will examine afile of newspaper notices of MissIngelow's wonderfully goodnovel, Of The Skelligs', will find,accordingly, that a number ofthem consist in substance of assertions that Miss Ingelow hasheretofore written poems, andthat this novel is no a poem. Itcertainly is not ; nor is it a pig.But why say so? "There aresomethings which this courtmay be supposed to know."Old and New.Tub Medical Home has thefollowing receipts, which maybo of value :A tea made . of chestnutleaves and drank in the placeof water, will cure tho most obstinate case of dropsy in a fewdays.A tea made of ripe or driedwhortle berries, and in the placeof water, is a sure and speedycure for a scrofulous difficulty,however so bad.A tea made of peach loavesis a sure cure for kidney difficulty. ,''...A plaster made of fresh slaked lime and fresh tar is a curefor cancer, which, with all itsroots, will soon oomo out.Ior the cure of small-pox,apply raw onions, halved, undertho arms, in the hands and onthe bottom of tho feet; changeoften ; diet, chicken broth.' i. a l r.: ... I ., ' i . i ,y.r 'Advertisement for a Liquor Dealer'sStore.' " These commodious premises have recently fitted up forthe sale of Liquid Fire." Beggars, paupers and drunkardsare here manufactured at theshortest notice. I deal in " Familiar Spirits," which are warranted tq excite men, to deedsof riot, robhery, profaneness,impurity and Woodshed. Victims are prepared for the asylums, the prison aud the gallows. Crime, depravity anddeath can be obtainec at (hisstore,: wholesale and retail. Thedouble distillea ;"Lia4 Br?"sold by me, is guaranteed toproduce misery in families,wretchedness in the community,and ruin in the church, j for theglasses I sell, will deprive someof my customers of life, manyof reason, more of their substance, and all of true domestic comfort. References arekindly permitted to my minister and church, from which Ihave a letter stating, over mypastor's signature, that I am amember of his flock, in goodstanding.I would also say that themagistrates of the city hasrritmn niA a lirtAnan orwl frtnf.q! 1 ,11V llV.VI.IUVj lAAv, .""Ithe legislators of the land havemade the traffic honorable. Thusendorsed, I venture to say, that"all are invited" to my store,where the " Liquid Firo" maybo obtained, either to drink onthe premises, or to be carriedhome, where fathers, mothersand children will speedily bemade sots, or widows, or orphans. As a church member, I dailypray, " Lead us not into temptation." The Bible says, " nodrunkard shall inherit thekingdom of heaven."- But mystore yields a . lucrative profit,and I shall try to explain thesepassages in the figurative sense,and if my conscience shouldnow and then squeak, I willquiet its voice by promising togive a liberal subscription tothe Missionary Society, and tosupp ort church and schools athome by splendid donations,Therefore,! say again, " all areinvited" to take a few glassesof " Liquid Fire," and I pledgemyself that all I have hereinset forth, shall be fully provento the very letter.Give me an occasional callI am certain that you will be sopleased, that I shall re ckon youa regular customer. Ask for" Liquid Fire," sold by Christian Judas, at the large storeSpirtiof the Age.Died, Aged 122 Years.On Sunday, Aunt Hager, acolored woman, died in thecountry near Alexandria. Shewas probably the oldest personin the United States, being 122years old, having been born onthe 21st of March, 1751. Shewas a native of Virginia, ; andwas brought to Kentucky, atan early day of its settlement,by Lewis Wizcoxen, whose wifewas a sister to Ben. Beall theelder, grandfather of Ben. Beallthe present circuit clerk ofCampbell county. She died ofold age. For the last twentyyears she has been blind, but inother respects possessed all herfaculties to tho last.The Agricultural Departmentat , Washington h ive receivedfrom Scotland 30,005 plants ofthe true Scotch fir, or highlandpine tree, for distribution in thoWestern States. ,' News is scarce in Minnesota ;in tho. effort to. present, something fresh, a Lanesboro paperhas found it necessary to publish the Ten Commandments. -,A Scene from LIfe.A young man entered thobar-room of a village tavern,and called for a drink."No," said the landlord"" you have too much already.You have had delirium tremensonce, and I cannot sell you anymoro," , ., We stepped aside to makeroom for a counle ot vounsmen who had just entered, andthe landlord waited upon themvery politely.The other bad, stood by silent and sullen, and when theyhad finished he walked up tothelaunlovd, and thus addressedhim :" Six years ago, at their age,I stood where these young mennow are. I was a man withfair prospects. Now at the ageof twenty-eight, I am a wreck,body and mind. You led meto drink. In this room I formedthe habit that has been my ruin.Now sell me a few glasses moreand your work will be . done !I shall soon be out of the way ;there is no hope for me. Butthey can he saved ; they maybe men again. Do not sell it tothem. Sell to me and let medie, and the world will be rid ofme ; but for heaven's sake sellnot a drop more to them I"The landlord listened, paleand trembling. Setting downhis decanter, he exclaimed, Godhelping me, that is the last dropI will ever sell to any one 1 Andhe kept his word.On Gratitude.There is not a more pleasingexercise of the mind than gratitude. It is accompanied withso great inward satisfaction,that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance. Itis not like the practice of manyother virtues, difficult and painful, but attended with so muchpleasure, that there were nopositive command which enjoins it, nor any recompencelaid up for it hereafter, a generous mind would indulge it,for tho natural gratificationwhich it affords.If gratitude is due from manto man, how much more fromman to his Maker. The SupremeBeing does not only confer upon us those bounties which proceed more immediately fromHis hand; even those benefitswhich are conveyed to us byothers. Every blessing we enjoy, by . what means soever itmay be conferred upon us, isthe gift of Him who is thegreat Author of good, and theFather of mercies.If gratitude, when exertedtoward one another, naturallyproduces a very pleasant sensation in the mind of a gratefulman, it exalts the soul into rapture, when it is employed onthis great object of gratitude,on this benificent being, whohas given us everything wealready possess, and from whomwe expect everything we yethope for. Lord give us a heartwith less inurbanity, and moreincentive gratitude.C. H. B.Food Medicine. Dr. Hallrelates the case of a man whowas cured of his billiousness bygoing without his supper anddrinking freely of lemonade:"Every morning," says thedoctor "this patient arose witha wonderful sense of rest andrefreshment,1 and a feeling asthough the blood '. had beenliterally washed, cleansed andcooled by the lemonade andthe fast. His theory is thatfood will be used as a remedyfor. many disease seccessfully.So the way' to keep good healthis really to know what to eatnot to know what medicinesto "take." ' v.;"""'Important if True—A Farmer'sStrange Discovery.. A farmer named Baker,' living near Rochester, on the Cedar River, went into his pastures, one day, and salted hiscattle. The animals licked upthe salt with customary , eagerness, but the next day a finecow died, after a few hours' intense suffering. Soon anotherwas attacked in the same way,and then another and anotheruntil eight were lost. Mr. Baker at once suspected that the -salthe had given them ' contained poison, and took a sample of it to Dr. "Jamison of Moscow, who examined it withoutfinding traces of any injurioussubstance. Tho Doctor thenwent up to Baker's farm, andfound on the bank of Crookedcreek, where the cattle went todrink, vermillion-colored earth,which ho thought might contain quicksilver. This, i to hiamind, fully explained the deathof the cattle. They had swallowed some of the mercurialearth, or water - impregnatedwith it, which, combining withthe salt; in their stomachs,formed corrosive sublimate insufficient quantities to causedeath. He then hastily arranged a very crude apparatusfor extracting the quicksilver,and succeeded in getting ayield of 10 per cent, of puremercury. The beds from whichthe quicksilver was taken extend for about a mile along thocreek, in layers from five toten feet in thickness. Thesecrop out in various places, andcan be easily worked ; butwhether at a profit in somethingDavenportGazette.Jonah's Prayer.Jonah's prayer was not notable for its words. The ' fish'sbelly was not the place forpicked phrases, nor for longwinded orations. We do notbelieve that he offered a longprayer, but itcame rightupfrom his heart and flew straightup to heaven. It was shot bythe strong bow of intense desiresire and agony of soul, andtherefore, it speeded its way tothe throne of the Most High.If you worild now pray, nevermind your words it is the soulof prayer that God accepts. Ifyou would be saved, go to yourchamber, and rise not from yourknees till the Lord has heardyou. Ay, where you now arelet your soul pour out themselves before God, and faith inJesus will give you immediateSpurgeon.The Scientific American describes the new wood carpeting,which is coming into extensiveuse, as follows : The fabric ismade of slats or more ornamental shapes, glued or cementedupon a cloth backing. Theslats or strips of wood are ofdifferent colors, arid are arranged to produce all the effects oftesselated to produce all the ef- .fects of tesselated , floors,mosaic work, etc., . and beingabout a quarter of an inch inthickness, they" will wear manyyears. Thoy aro finished in oil,and fit togother so tightly thatthe joints are as perfect asthose in invalid work. The surface thus produced can : therebe scrubbed, washed and oiled,whoa needed, precisely likeother floors made of ornamentalwoods, which floors they resemble in all respects when laid.. wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmQerry : How are They Free ?The sum realized from the saleof the pews in Rev. Mr. Hepworth's church , in New Yorkamounted to $250,000. Thepews number 317, with rentalsranging from $150 to $1,200.